Elyria Sees Increase in 2017 overdoses says police chief
Elyria Police Chief Duane Whitely notes 210 overdoses in 2017 up from 170 in 2016, with 31 fatal overdoses last year. He cites data from the Narcotics Unit and says opioid use remains high while deaths are slowly declining as a share. The city considers repurposing the old Health Department building for a women’s rehab facility and aims to expand education and treatment to curb heroin and opioid deaths.
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Duane Whitely
Whitely
Not too late to get a flu shot this season
CDC data show influenza activity rising nationwide with 50 of 54 jurisdictions reporting regional or widespread activity. As of late December 2017 at least 3,927 people were hospitalized with lab confirmed flu and one child died. authorities urge vaccination while it remains possible to prevent illness.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Guam
U.S. Virgin Islands
National Center For Health Statistics
Flu Shot urged for all over six months old
The CDC advises vaccination for everyone older than six months unless a medical reason exists such as an allergy to the vaccine.
Family mourns Keystone teen Kayden Williams in Elyria
Kayden Williams aged 17, a Keystone High School junior, died from injuries in a single car crash near the Williams home on West Ridge Road in Carlisle Township. His siblings Keenan and Sarah Williams shared memories as a roadside sign reading Williams Way greets visitors at their property.
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Chronicle
Kayden Williams
Alana
Keenan
Sarah
Kerrigan
Keearah
Kayden
Williams
Elyria
Dominique James
Carlisle
West Ridge Road
Jayden
Spaghetti Dinner and Basket Raffle for Kayden Williams
LaGrange and Elyria host a fundraiser dinner with all proceeds supporting Kayden Williams family. Tickets cost 10 for adults and 5 for students with a separate basket raffle priced at 1 per ticket, 5 for six, or 10 for fifteen. Coordinators Deb Hartle Kelly Ridge Molly Naylor and Rachael Strader invite donations of baskets or items via listed contacts.
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Elyria
Kayden Williams
Deb Hartle
Kelly Ridge
Molly Naylor
Or Rachael Strader
Record Cold Grips East Coast Amid Deep Freeze
A blast of arctic air shattered regional low-temperature records from Maine to West Virginia. Burlington Vermont fell to minus 20, Portland Maine minus 11, Worcester Massachusetts minus 9, Providence Rhode Island minus 3, and Hartford Connecticut minus 9, with Boston tying minus 2. The cold also reached parts of West Virginia as an extended freeze lingered.
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Maine
West Virginia
Florida
Burlington
Portland
National Weather Service
Worcester
Mass
Providence
R.I
Hartford
Conn
East Avenue Relief Sewer Project Closes East Fifth Street
Contractors resume work at 7 a.m. on the East Avenue Relief Sewer Project. East Avenue from 16th to Fifth is closed with Fifth Street inaccessible. detours via Sixth and Fourth Streets. Pronesti Lane remains closed with no through traffic. Sunoco station remains accessible from Fourth Street and East Avenue. Weather will affect closure duration.
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East Avenue
Fifth Street
Middle Avenue
Pronesti
Sixth Street
Fourth Street
16Th Street
East River Street
Sunoco
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